GameSurge Mainpage Find out more about us GameSurge community pages GameSurge hosting information Game news from around the web. To the GameSurge Mainpage To the Computers Mainpage To the Home Console Mainpage To the Arcade Mainpage To the Strategies Mainpage To the Features Mainpage
To the Home page
Home
News, and the latest updates.
Archives
Stories from the past...
Submit News
Got a item of interest? Here's the place to go.
Feedback
Your opinion always counts on how we can make GameSurge even better.
Mailbag
Comments on our features, by you, the viewers.
To computer site map
Hardware
Tweaks, reviews and a handy driver index highlight our newest section
Reviews
Looking to buy one of the hottest games? We have it covered.
Previews
Get a advanced look at the games of tomorrow.
Interviews
Find out more about the people behind your favorite game.
Strategy
Need Help? We have a very large selection of walkthroughs now up.
Gallery
A special section featuring the best in artwork and images.
To Features site map
Editorials
The written word, by staff and viewers.
Game Guy
A bi-monthly column contributed by Mark H Walker, an independant writer in the Gaming community.
Gallery
Pictures from around the web.
Hosting
Our current hosting plans and features.
Site Information
Who we are, what we do, our policies and job positions.
To Strategy site map
Strategy Index Guide
The resource for the best articles for the best games. Now with support over 55 games
Strategy Menu
  • Arcade/Pinball
  • Dreamcast
  • Files
  • GameBoy
  • GameGear
  • Genesis
  • N64
  • PC
  • PlayStation
  • Strategy Indexes
  • To Console site map
    PlayStation
    The Sony PlayStation, and beyond...
    Nintendo 64
    Currently Down.
    Dreamcast
    The Dreamcast resource, and more. Home of the DC Technical pages.




    To the Computer MainpageTo the GalleriesTo the list of Gamesurge game sectionsTo the ReviewsComputer Strategies


    Steel Sound 5H Headphones Review

    Steel Sound 5H Box

    reviewed by Falcon

    Thanks to SoftTrading for providing the Steel Sound Headphones for evaluation.




    Our latest review here at Gamesurge is the Steel Sound 5H Gaming headphones – the latest product in the Steelpad series aimed at providing the best in gaming accessories.



    Steel Sound 5H: Specifications:
    Professional Gaming Headset. Pull-out microphone system.
    Detachable headband for safe transportation.


    HEADPHONES:
    • Freq. response: 16 - 28.000Hz
    • Impedance: 32 Ohm
    • SPL@1kHz, 1Vrms: 110dB
    • Cable: 1 + 2 = 3m / 10ft

    MICROPHONE:
    • Freq. response: 75 - 16.000Hz
    • Pick up pattern: Uni-directional
    • Sensitivity: -38 dB
    • Impedance: 2K Ohm



    Overview:

    Steel Sound 5H Headphones The Steel Sound 5H comes with features and accessories aimed providing the ultimate gaming headphones - from the sleek design, unsurpassed features and functionality, to the flawless gaming sound performance.

    Firstly, the design: The shape of the headphones along with the black, silver and grey colour scheme make the headphones look great. The earpads and padded headrest help the headphones sit comfortably over the head for hours on end - not too tight or loose, with plenty of space over the ears.

    These headphones also come with more features than you can poke a stick at. Along with the handy adjustable arm height, there is also an extendable microphone that can be slid completely to be hidden into the left earpiece when it is not required. But that’s still not all – the whole headset is also detachable into 3 separate pieces, so that it transported safely. The inclusion of a microphone is not only a valuable asset for many of the latest games, it is also useful with the emergence and rapid growth of VOIP capabilities. The headphone cord is around 90cm (3ft) long, and includes a volume adjuster with a clip. There is another 2m (7ft) long extension cord that is available if more length is required.




    Seperate Pieces
    Earpiece

    Another special feature of the 5H is the USB sound adaptor, with drivers included. For an extra $20 compared to the standard headphones (with no USB soundcard), the adaptor transforms the headphones into a high quality DSP virtual 7.1 set that allows significant tweaking capability, including the ability to adjust the individual channel and decibel output, as well as tweak the equaliser or environmental effects.

    Equalizer
    Main

    I compared the sound output from the USB Adaptor with my Creative sound card. The output quality was not too different, but where the 5H adaptor really stood out was with the virtual 7.1 channel sound – it made a really noticeable difference when it came to playing games. The adaptor would also be beneficial to those who are using lower quality sound outputs such as an inbuilt sound card on a lower end motherboard.

    To Article Onto the testing and conclusion:
     
     
    To Hardware HomepageVoice your Opinion




    " "



    To Reviews Mainpage
    Zalman: ZM-DS4F Headphones

    An affordable, ultra-portable headphone set.
    more

    To Previews Mainpage



    Affiliates

    >>
    » Contact Us » Top » Homepage

    All HTML coding are original and © GameSurge.
    Original Graphics and layout are copyright © of P.D.Sanderson and shivaSite Designs.
    No part of this site may be reproduced without prior consent.
    Site best viewed with I.E./NS 4+.
    Resolution is 1024x768 + / 16 bit+ color recommended
    -->
    Designed by shivaSite